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Dikgetse & Difaele tša Dikgetse

Biz Africa 614 (Pty) Ltd , Gemini Moon Trading 389 (Pty) Ltd , Capital News Paper (Pty) Ltd , Riquadeu Jacobs and Media 24 Limited , Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd , The Natal Witness Printing And Publishing Company Ltd , The Competition Commission

Case Number

LM109Mar11/INT181Mar12

Case type

Interlocutory Application

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Intervention Application

Type of merger

Case status

Order Issued

Outcome

Dismissed

Order date

2012-03-15

Competition Tribunal Members

Norman Manoim, Andreas Wessels, Merle Holden

Industry

Publsihing of books, periodicals and other publishing activites

Relevant market

Cold-set printing (KZN) and publishing of paid-for and free/community newspapers (KZN and NE Cape) further narrowed in terms of LSM and language groups and distribution days (low/middle LSM vs middle/upper LSM; English vs Afrikaans vs Zulu vs Xhosa; and Daily vs weekly vs Weekend).

Sector

Information and communication

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Remedy

Sections of the act

Case Name

BizAfrica Media24

Appellant

Applicant

Biz Africa 614 (pty) Ltd, Gemini Moon Trading 389 (Pty) Ltd, Capital Newspaper (Pty) Ltd, Riquadeu Jacobs

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

Primary Target Firm

Respondent

Media24 Ltd, Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd, The Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company Ltd, The Competition Commission

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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